It has worked for me so far. If beats going to the bar to meet people. I haven't met my true love yet, but I have met a lot of nice people I wouldn't have otherwise met. You just have to be careful. Meet at a public place and get to know the person before a bit before you show them where you live.
So far I haven't meet any ax murders yet.

It takes takes a while to find trust again after you have been hurt. I was married almost twenty years and that was one thing which was important to our marriage was trust. He passed away five years ago. Dating is really hard and I have yet to find a person I truly trust like I did my husband.
Hang in there. There is someone out there for you. Besides hunt can be fun. When I go on I date I focus on just having fun and it is right the details will workout later. So far I haven't had much luck with the details yet, so I don't worry about it.
Good luck,
Iamviv